The students of Jahangirnagar University on Thursday have blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court’s verdict that declared the decision to cancel the quota system, including the first and second-class freedom fighter quota in government jobs, illegal.
Since 12pm, hundreds of students gathered in front of the university's central library. Later, they took out a procession near the university’s Shaheed Minar and chanted several slogans.
At one stage, the students took position on the Dhaka-Aricha highway, leading to a long traffic congestion.
Later, after 30 minutes, the students left the road, siting the sufferings of the passengers on the road.
In this regard, JU Proctor Prof Alamgir Kabir said: "They have observed this program all over Bangladesh. We have nothing to do here. But we have been able to convince them of the sufferings of the common people."
China open to accept any Bangladesh's decision on Teesta project Earlier in the day, the appellate bench led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan upheld the chamber court’s decision on the freedom fighter quota.
Consequently, the High Court's verdict remains in effect.
On June 5, the High Court declared illegal the circular that cancelled the quotas, including those for freedom fighters, in first and second-class government jobs.
As a result, the 30% quota for freedom fighters in government jobs (grades 9 to 13) will remain in place.
Top court upholds HC verdict reinstating FF quota in govt jobsOn October 4, 2018, the Ministry of Public Administration issued a circular to implement the cabinet's decision to abolish the existing quota system for direct recruitment to first and second-class posts in government jobs.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued the circular a day after the decision of the Cabinet to cancel the quota.
The government decided to remove the 45% quota for recruitment in government jobs from ninth to thirteenth grade, opting for merit-based recruitment after a prolonged student movement demanding quota reform. The quota review committee's recommendations led to this decision, approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 3, 2018.
